Dan's Blog – September 2009 Archive (14)

The Associated Press
David Guerrero lies curled like a small child in bed, his teeth chattering and his fever spiked at 104 degrees. He has left his room only once since he crawled home from his latest crystal meth binge three days ago, to let his mother drive him to the emergency room for his soaring temperature.

Now, Minerva Guerrero hovers close to her 41-year-old son, making a mental list of the day ahead: she… Continue

He’s used to getting love letters and high-fives as a former teen heartthrob, but onetime “Growing Pains” actor Kirk Cameron isn’t letting the mockery and criticism dissuade him from promoting his controversial project to dispute evolutionary theory.

“Atheism has been on the rise for years now, and the Bible of the… Continue

Authorities in Ohio said a 16-year-old arrested for drug possession allegedly used a page torn from his Bible as a marijuana cigarette rolling paper.

The Erie County sheriff deputy's report said the teenager's mother called authorities at about 11:35 p.m. Tuesday and asked deputies to meet her at a car wash on Ohio 101 in Margaretta Township, the Sandusky (Ohio) Register reported… Continue

While walking down the street, you come across a shiny penny on the ground. Do you pick it up? How about a quarter? A $1 bill? A $100 bill? Take a second to think and ask yourself, “How much is not worth picking up?”

According to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, the median family net-worth of Americans is $120,300. If the average American will pick up nothing less than a quarter, let’s see how much some famous and rich individuals won’t…